Workstation 12.0 installed on Linux Mint 18 won't launch

[drhardy84]

Licensed and installed Workstation 12.0 Pro on a Linux Mint 18 host.

It will not launch from the Linux Mint  menu, or after being copied to the Desktop, or from the command line.

Please advise.

[jrudes]

@drhardy84:  did you get anywhere with this?  I'm having an issue with workstation pro 12.5.2 on Ubuntu 16.04 not starting.